A Philosopher Giving a Lecture on the Orrery

Provenance

Christopher Lennox-Boyd; (C. G. Boerner Limited, New York); purchased 2001 by NGA.

A Philosopher Giving a Lecture on the Orrery

Wright, Joseph

1768

Accession Number

2001.96.12

Medium

mezzotint on laid paper

Dimensions

plate: 44.6 x 58.1 cm (17 9/16 x 22 7/8 in.) | sheet: 49.1 x 59.4 cm (19 5/16 x 23 3/8 in.)

Classification

Print

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Paul Mellon Fund

Related Artworks

The Wright Family (The Bradshaw Children)

The Wright Family (The Bradshaw Children)

Wright, Joseph

An Iron Forge

An Iron Forge

Wright, Joseph

The Corinthian Maid

The Corinthian Maid

Wright, Joseph

Italian Landscape

Italian Landscape

Wright, Joseph